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Busted Guide Rod Kimber Ultra CDP
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:30 pm
by Outbreaker
I took my Kimber out today and ran a couple hundred rounds through it.....no problems.
I got home and started to clean it....and found that the guide rod had snapped off durring shooting without me noticeing....
I was shocked and pleasently surprised that my gun kept on going with such a failure.
Re: Busted Guide Rod Kimber Ultra CDP
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:53 pm
by racer_13b
Call Kimber they will take care of you and send a replacement unit. The Guide problem is not a common one, but its been known to happen.
Re: Busted Guide Rod Kimber Ultra CDP
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:55 pm
by Excaliber
Outbreaker wrote:I took my Kimber out today and ran a couple hundred rounds through it.....no problems.
I got home and started to clean it....and found that the guide rod had snapped off durring shooting without me noticeing....
I was shocked and pleasently surprised that my gun kept on going with such a failure.
It doesn't always keep going - mine didn't.
Prevention consists of following the spring and guide rod unit replacement schedule in the manual and on the Kimber web site.
Re: Busted Guide Rod Kimber Ultra CDP
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:06 am
by Outbreaker
I have already ordered a new guide rod.
Gun only has 300 rounds down the pipe (including today).
If this is going to be my carry gun I was just curious as to how common this was as it is well below the replacement level (1800 rounds)
Re: Busted Guide Rod Kimber Ultra CDP
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:11 am
by davidtx
Where did you find the replacement interval?
Re: Busted Guide Rod Kimber Ultra CDP
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:15 am
by Outbreaker
Owners manual. You replace the recoil spring and guide rod as a unit and the recoil spring is set for 1800 rounds.
Re: Busted Guide Rod Kimber Ultra CDP
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:30 pm
by Outbreaker
Kimber is sending a new one out. 1st class service.
Re: Busted Guide Rod Kimber Ultra CDP
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:19 pm
by cougartex
Never had a problem with Kimber's customer service.
Re: Busted Guide Rod Kimber Ultra CDP
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:02 pm
by RECIT
Its nice to know they have great customer service, but in 300rds a guide rod failed? Its been said before but for how much they cost I just don't see the draw some people have towards them other than being very pretty. There are other brands that cost less and don't have as many failures. I here great things about Springfield and Colt, but I don't here as many failures out of them. Not to say they don't fail, but I just don't here of the same types of quality issues. It sounds like Kimber has a big head and makes great LOOKING products with low quality parts installed. I know it is just a machine and machines fail regularly, I still don't like it and wouldn't buy one unless it was just a ridiculous deal.